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LES TAPISSERIES COPTES
Gerspach, M.. Paris: Maison Quantin, 1890. First Edition. 4to. Decorative Boards. Good.. np, 9 color and 143 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Text in French. This fragile pictorial survey of Coptic Textiles shows all the frailties typical for this book. Its highly acidic paper has browned at the edges and endpapers, both hinges are starting, there is some exterior loss of cloth at the lower rear hinge, and the boards are somewhat mottled, as usual. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 000232